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Dust to Dust … and No Frills Please
The Los Angeles Times
There’s a growing movement in the United States toward nature- friendly burials where people will find their final resting place among trees, on acres of green, in a pine box … or just the way God made ‘em.
Texan offers first green cemetery for natural burials
By: Cynthia Calvert, Greater Houston Weekly
Russell will opt instead for a “green burial” which will mean a simple hand-dug grave along the shores of Lake Livingston in the Ethician Family Cemetery.
Russell is the founder of the state’s first green cemetery, a physical extension of his church philosophy. Russell is the founder of the Universal Ethician […]
Go Gently
A growing movement advocates ‘green burials,’ which allow our earthly remains to leave a light impression on the land
By Derek Reiber, Tide Poole
In Tibet, the ancient ritual of ’sky burial’ sounds grisly and barbaric to most Westerners. According to tradition, the body of the deceased is transported to a sacred spot, where a monk performs […]
`Green Burial’ Movement Finds Roots In United States
By Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times
When it came time to bury his father, Billy Campbell wanted a plain pine box - no frills, no satin lining, no filigree. But the only wood casket at his local mortuary was a varnished beauty of Spanish oak that would have been suitable for the leader of a small […]
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